NEW STRATEGY GUIDES - CR - Chapter#5 - InActionQuestion#5

by **Guest** Tue Dec 23, 2008 12:58 pm

#5) Of all the high schools in the United States, Judd Academy is the one with the largest number of alumni serving in the Air Force. Knoxworth High Scholl, however, is the school with the most graduates serving in the military as a whole, including the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard.

Which of the following if true, is most clearly supported by the statements above?

(A) Knoxworth is the most patriotic town in the nation.
(B) Judd Academy has fewer graduates serving in the Navy than does Knoxworth high school.
(C) Judd Academy has a higher percentage of alumni serving in the Air Force than does Knoxworth high school.
(D) Some graduates of Knoxworth high school are serving in the military but not in the Air Force.
(E) Knoxworth high school is the school with the second-highest number of alumni serving in the Air Force.

By the method of elimination, I could eliminate all the answers - especially C since the comparison is between numbers and percentages. The right answer, according to the guide, is D, but how can this be said definitely ? The stimulus never mentioned military and the sentence 'some students of Knoxworth high school are serving in the military' does not give any number and seems very vague, doesnt it ?

Can anyone please explain how and why this would be right ?

by **JonathanSchneider** Thu Dec 25, 2008 9:05 pm

The question as you wrote it out does mention the military. And the fact that answer D is so vague is partly why you should like it.

A simple diagram:

Judd: (up arrow) AF
Knox: (up arrow) military

How can this be? Well, clearly there must be some Knox grads in the military but NOT in the AF. It's not a mind-blowing conclusion, but that's exactly the point. Go for the small, proveable point in these situations.